I imagine we can’t trade him, since nobody would even take Crosby off waivers. The choices are:

A) Trade Bobby Crosby and enough money to cover his salary ($5.5 million) for a middling prospect. Is there anyone out there that needy of a shortstop to take him? I doubt it.

B) Keep Crosby as the backup middle infielder. Assuming we sign Nomar (or even if we don’t and keep Hannahan/Pennington) Crosby can still play roughly 100 games as a backup to OCab/Ellis (teach him to play 2B) and as a decent pinch hitter. I know he wants a trade but his salary is just too high to be desirable.

I can’t see the A’s trading him and his salary, since our only organizational lack is Shortstop, which would be sort of self-defeating for the team that gives up the SS prospect.

I want to see some poster with skills put up a video with sound of the Von Trapp kids singing "So Long Farewell…….

…screaming “Bobby you’re hot!!” or whatever the line is?

or has Bobby Crosby’s Girl moved on?

Not that I would mind making 5.25 mill for sitting on the bench.

Just don’t want any negativity in the clubhouse or in the dugout.

if Cabrera has been named the starter?

Because this will be the last time the number “5” and the word “million” will ever appear on a contract with your name on it.

“McGuire” has already been covered, but…who is “Byrd”? And when did he play for the A’s and win the ROY?

I just liked pulling for him to live up to his potential. I am not wishing he were still starting, he clearly is a career disappointment. I just liked the feeling of hoping he would have a comeback year. I don’t have any opinion on Cabrera one way or the other, I don’t get excited for him yet, I am sure I will once the season starts.

Also McGuire….blech, unforgiveable. Sorry about that.

Yeah, I actually have one. A’s versus SF, 2005. I had four Giants fans sitting behind me, and every time Number 7 came up they started with their “Crosby sucks” banter; yeah, real clever and original stuff. And every time Crosby came through with a hit. So I’d lean back a little and in my most sarcastic tone, yelled out “Crosby suuuuucks!” (Looking back, I feel a little lame right now). Well, after his fourth hit of the night, and one more sarcastic shot at the guys behind me, one of the hotties sitting directly in front of us says to me, “Why do you keep saying that? Especially since you’re wearing an A’s hat?”

Yeah.

What, you don’t believe Crosby got four hits in a game? It’s true!

I think Bobby would do better with a change of scenery. It’s never easy taking a demotion with your current employer:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/04/SP07168C7A.DTL says:
_Shortstop Bobby Crosby becomes the A’s backup middle infielder with the Cabrera acquisition, but there could be some interest in him before the spring is over – including from the Cubs, according to one source. One of Chicago’s top scouts was watching Tuesday’s game and is known to have been a fan of Crosby in the past.

Crosby singled in the fifth inning of Oakland’s 6-4 loss to Chicago and is batting .444 this spring._

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/clubhouse_news.aspx?sport=MLB&majteam=OAK says:
The newspaper notes that the Cubs had scouts watching the A’s earlier this week. Chicago may view Crosby as a potential middle infield backup after dealing away Ronny Cedeno, but Oakland would likely have to eat a big portion of his $5.25 million salary.

Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. Please be true.

I don’t even care if it ends up costing the scout his job as long as a deal gets done first.

if Bobby were dealt to another team. Just like any job that has run it’s course…..it’s time for him to move on. Hope the A’s and Cubs, or any other interested team, can work something out.

Hitting this Judy would be contempt of court

(and no, I would not hit it – I bet she has sharp knees)

Cabrera has averaged 702 plate appearances the last 3 years. And he’s missed 6 games on average per year since 2001. So, the need for a backup SS isn’t really that pressing. This is why Cabrera’s VORP numbers look so good (10th best for SS the last 3 years). Cabrera never sits.

Crosby should be traded/dumped/whatever. For Crosby’s good…and our clubhouse’s good. He’s not going to be happy with 6 games at SS all year. And he shouldn’t be.

In fact, NOTHING has been made official yet! Until I see a press release that states that Bobby is no longer on the A’s, nobody should be saying GOODBYE!